Tag Archives: teenage girls
DOFORA’S DANGEROUS HAIR
TEACHING GIRLS ABOUT POSITIVE SELF IMAGE
Pecola,the black girl in Toni Morrisons book Bluest Eye had one main aim in life-to have the bluest eyes of all.She lived a miserable life-since black people naturally do not have blue eyes.Is your daughter a Pecola?
THE LATENT STAGE IN GIRLS:HELPING TWEENS NAVIGATE IT
Most pre-adolescent girls are marvelous company as they are interested in everything- music, sports, nature, people, arts etc. Popular girls in literature come from this stage- from Goldilocks to Little Red Riding Hood to Wacici in Gikuyu folktales.Where does all this vivacity go when they hit puberty?
TEACHING TEENAGE GIRLS ABOUT SELF WORTH
Something dramatic happens to girls when they hit teenage years. Just as ships disappear mysteriously into the Bermuda triangle, so do the selves of girls go down in droves. They crash and drown in developmental Bermuda Triangles.Why so? Read on to find out.
TEACHING TEENAGE GIRLS ABOUT CONSENT
How does a parent teach his or her teenage girl about saying no?
This article looks this tricky social dilemma-and offers solutions.